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Environmental Earth Sciences
Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences 3/2011

01-02-2011 | Original Article

Stable water isotope climate archives in springs from the Olympic Mountains, Washington

Authors: W. C. Sidle, V. Cvetic

Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Issue 3/2011

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Abstract

The 18O and 2H (HDO) compositions are summarized for sampled springs (n = 81) within the Elwha watershed (≈692 km2) on the northern Olympic Peninsula. Samples, collected during 2001–2009, of springs (n = 158), precipitation (n = 520), streams (n = 176), and firn (n = 3) assisted the determinations for meteoric composition of recharge waters. The local mean water line (LMWL) is defined as δ2H = 8.2δ18O − 9.3 for the watershed. Recharge history is surmised from groundwater ages ranging from 5 ± 3 years (apparent 85Kr) to 9,490 ± 420 14C cal years BP. About 56% of the springs were recharged over the last 1,000 years while 13% of springs were recharged over 5,000 years ago. Spring HDO values fluctuate between −11.8 to −15.6‰ δ18O and −90.9 to −119.4‰ δ2H. Deuterium excess values predominate around 4–6‰. The HDO proxy records from springs suggest a pronounced paleoclimate shift in air masses near 5,000 year BP on the Peninsula.
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Metadata
Title
Stable water isotope climate archives in springs from the Olympic Mountains, Washington
Authors
W. C. Sidle
V. Cvetic
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Environmental Earth Sciences / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Electronic ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-010-0548-9

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